Reptile Expo is almost here

It's only in its 2nd year, but you won't want to miss this. The 2nd Annual Emerald City Reptile Expo will be here March 5th & 6th at the Lake City Community Center. 
This two day event features guest speakers, holding, outreach, adoption info, and vendors! The line-up is to include: California snake breeder Bob Applegate who is slated to speak to the breeding and care of kingsnakes and milksnakes and Gila Monsters. Doug Taylor of Doug Taylor Reptiles and Nick Mutton of Island Reptile, and Doug Day will also be speaking on specialty topics. Predators Of The Heart , Washington's largest traveling wildlife exhibit, will be there to advocate for wildlife conservation and provide educational presentations. Click here for Vendor List. 

$10, under 12 is free
10am - 5pm
Covered parking is available near library.


This event is sponsored by The Pacific Northwest Herp Society & The Bean Farm.
The Lake City Community Center
12531 28th Avenue Northeast, Seattle, WA 98125
For more info: http://www.emeraldcityreptileexpo.com

January/February Pet Events - Seattle Area

1/15: Dog Adoptions with Great Outcomes (DAWG-O) @ Seattle Animal Shelter


2/12: Valentines Day adoption event @ Seattle Animal Shelter, 11:00am


2/28: Dog training @ Puyallup PetCo


2/28: AKC Canine Good Citizen Class Begins; The first session of our six-week class begins today. @ Everett PetCo, 7pm







Farther South --

Portland Metro Reptile Expo January 2011

10th semi-annual Portland Metro Reptile Expo held on Saturday, January 22nd, 2011 in Wilsonville, OR

(Be looking for updates on Seattle's Reptile Expo coming in March 2011!) 

Upcoming Seattle Area Pet Events

Here's just a small list of what's going on in the area for you and/or your pet:


Repeating every Thursday at 6pm- Pet loss support group @ Seattle Animal Shelter located at 2061  15th Ave W Seattle

9/11: Fabulous Felines Cat Adoption Event @ Meadowbrook

 Community Center, 1051735th Ave NE Seattle (monthly)

9/25 Homeward Adoption Center Benefit Event  "Seastar Restaurant will host a 2-hour Twitter charity event in partnership with Lynn Haigh, founder of PawPawty, an organization that helps animals across the world through Twitter fundraisers." Proceeds go to help Woodenville's Homeward Pet Adoption Center, a large no-kill organization.

July pet events near Seattle

Yappy Hour: Tour in Seattle - a party for singles and their pets

July 22, 5:30pm - 7:30pm

$50 admission fee (benefits Homeward Pet Adoption Center)

Wendy Diamond, of NBC's Today Show and other guests to appear at this local event. People and their furry companions can all party together to help benefit Homeward Pet and meet new friends. 

Call (212) 629-0392 x204 for more information.

Go Dog, Go - Kirkland Canine Festival

July 24, 10am - 3pm

Admission is FREE

Taking place at Crestwoods Park: 1818 6th St, Kirkland. Contests, games, agility tests, yoga demos and more. For info: kirklandcaninefestival@gmail.com

Ice Cream Sunday's for Dogs

July 25, noon - 3pm

Admission is FREE

At Earth Pet: 660 Front St. N, Issaquah. They will have doggy ice cream and all the toppings they love! 

Gilda's Club Seattle Dog Walk at Magnuson Park

July 25, 10am- 1pm

$30 per person; $60 per family

A 1 or 3 mile walk is available. Proceeds go to help Gilda's Club spread cancer awareness and support. For more information contact: (206) 709-1400 or email marlenediskin@gildasclubseattle.org

Animal games

If you remember the old stand-up console video games - the ones where a quarter gave you a decent amount of game play - then you might recall Donkey Kong and Rampage as some of the only few featuring animals as the lead characters. Nowadays you can get your digital animal fix on your home console, PC or Mac. After doing many searches it seems that Nintendo has the market on this, especially for the Nintendo DS. It makes sense as it's a portable system that can be accessed on the go for those virtual pet games like Nintendogs.  If you have a pal with a DS, too, then you can connect and visit each other's critters interactively. The DS also features such games as Farm Frenzy and Virtual Vet.  For home computers, Zoo Tycoon has been a fun simulation game that held my interest for quite a while. Building up a zoo from aspects such as staffing, admission fees, breeding and concessions can be tricky to balance and takes some practice to have a booming zoo of your own. The new kid in town seems to be Facebook gaming. Where else can you be working on your companies sales in Excel while keeping a window eye on your farm, zoo, or aquarium? Facebook games are designed to take about 10-15 min per day as check-in and maintain. But, if you're like me, they can lead to social recruiting and an obsession to have the latest upgrades and specialty items! Zoo Paradise, Country Life, and Pet Society are just a few that I play. I'm sure if you search through Facebook's extensive list of applications you can find hundreds more. So when the sun goes down and you can't find much on tv this summer, plug in the electronics and start bashing buttons!